Destroy or dissapear
Everything, in an instant
Give me back my father and mother !

Hisako Nakagama

Life or Nuclear Test,
Which is
More important ?

Eri Kawagishi

Dear friends,

Since the end of May, India and Pakistan have conducted their Nuclear Tests, a deadly weapons race appears to have begun in Asia. As teachers and schoolchildren there is little we can do to stop the policy of governments, but we can express ourselves.

We made these Haikus to appeal to the world to stop all the weapons and claim for peace.

In Nagasaki we feel it's our responsibility to send out anti-nuclear appeals continually. The A-bomb horrors are still with our parents and grand parents. We know the reality of Nuclear war-fare, and understand the hatred and antagonism that might provoke it. The world has changed since the end of WW2, when people were thrown into pain and war by over-zealous leaders.

Now governments must listen to opinion and reason. The pain and sorrow of Nuclear destruction and the after-effects should never again be felt anywhere on earth.

No country should consider creating such weapons, and those that already possess them should co-operate for disarmament.

Please listen to our voice !

Class 3-1

Victim's heart
Is still hurt
Deeply

Yuya Shirakawa

Since that terrible day
We hope for
Eternal peace

Yuka Kaneko

We live
Very happily
Don't kill us

Manami Hirota

War is
Regret-full
Please stop

Saori Sakaguchi

Victims of A-bomb
Deep wounds
The hatred
For the weapon
Remains

Makoto Iwata

Hand in Hand
Reach to the heaven
An appeal for peace

Naomi Furuki

No more wars !
Never !

Yuka Kaneko

Peace is
What we can make

Tomoe Tasaka